CBI arrests head constable of RPF, Inspector and other official of ESIC in separate bribery cases

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today said it had arrested a head constable of Railway Protection Force (RPF), Southern Railway, Chennai for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.20,000 from the proprietor of a local firm of cargo movers.

According to a press release from the CBI, a complaint was received from the businessman that the head constable, attached to the Central Railway Station, Chennai demanded a bribe of Rs. 20,000 from him for smooth dispatching of parcels to various places through wagons. He also threatened the complainant that if the bribe amount was not handed over to him, he would detain the parcels the next day onwards on security and safety grounds.

The release said that, based on the complaint, a case was registered against the accused under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988. A trap was laid and the head constable was allegedly caught red handed while demanding and accepting the bribe Rs. 20,000 from the complainant.

The accused was produced before the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai and was remanded to judicial custody, it said.

In another case, the CBI has arrested an Inspector and lower division clerk (LDC), both of Employee's State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Marol, Andheri (East), Mumbai for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.5,000 from the complainant for registration of company employees insurance.

A trap was laid by the CBI at the office premises of the complainant where the duo had come to collect the bribe. Both were allegedly caught red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.5,000 from the complainant, the release added.